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Abbey Hill Academy & College

Abbey Hill Academy & College

 St. Bart's Belgrave logo featuring a dove and handshake.

Belgrave St. Bartholomew’s Academy

 Cranberry Academy logo with a red cranberry and green leaf.

Cranberry Academy

 St. Bart's school logo featuring a white stag on a green background.

Hazel Slade Primary Academy

 Children playing on a colourful playground at Hungerford Primary Academy.

Hungerford Primary Academy

 Kingsland C.E. Academy logo with a stylised figure walking in light.

Kingsland C.E. Academy

 St. Bart's church with children and adults outside on a sunny day.

Knutton St. Mary’s CofE Academy

 Longford Primary Academy emblem with handshake and open book.

Longford Primary Academy

 Logo of St. Bart's School featuring a windmill and children.

Meir Heath Academy

 Nantwich Primary Academy logo with children and sun imagery.

Nantwich Primary Academy

 Offley Primary Academy logo with shield and colourful stars.

Offley Primary Academy

 Group of children playing outdoors at St. Bart's community event.

Park Hall Academy

 Colourful rainbow with dove logo representing St. Bart's at Priory CE Academy.

Priory CE Academy

 Saint Nathaniel's Academy logo featuring a dove and handshake symbol.

Saint Nathaniel’s Academy

 St. Michael's Community Academy logo with sword and flame design.

St. Michael’s Community Academy

 Children holding hands near trees and a church, symbolising community and faith.

St John’s CofE Primary Academy

 Exterior view of St. Bart's school building in a sunny setting.

St Saviour’s C of E Academy

 St. Bart's logo featuring a dove, butterfly, heart, and cross symbols.

Stoke Minster CE Primary Academy

 Logo of St. Bart's Weston Infant & Junior Academies with children and tree.

Weston Infant Academy

 Logo of St. Bart's Weston Infant & Junior Academies with children and tree.

Weston Junior Academy

 Logo of St. Bart's Church, part of The Whitchurch Church of England Federation.

Whitchurch CE Infant & Nursery Academy

 Logo of St. Bart's Church, part of The Whitchurch Church of England Federation.

Whitchurch CE Junior Academy

 Woodcroft Academy logo featuring an owl with a graduation cap and pointer.

Woodcroft Academy

Members

Members

The Members of St. Bart’s Multi-Academy Trust have a different status from the Trustees. The Members have a general duty to exercise their powers to further the Trust’s charitable object which is “to advance for the public benefit, education in the United Kingdom”.

Members’ powers are set out in the Trust’s Articles of Association and in company law. They determine the Trust’s constitution and governance structure, appointing, and removing Trustees and hold the Trust Board to account in relation to the governance and operation of the Trust.

The Members operate independently of the Trustees and have a financial liability to the Trust in the event that it is wound up. The members must also ensure that the religious character of the church academies within the Trust is preserved and developed.

St. Bart’s Multi-Academy Trust Members currently consists of:

  • Diocese of Lichfield Educational Trust
  • Johnny Anderson
  • Anne-Marie Cheadle
  • Andrea Bean

Meet our Members

Johnny Anderson

Johnny is local to Staffordshire having attended university in Stoke on Trent. He has worked in senior education finance roles for two Local Authorities. Johnny set up and ran as a director a private nursery school which was handed over as a successful going concern to the host school.  In addition, he spent 3 years as the Finance Director of the then largest private provider of school support services in the UK prior to setting up a company that has for the last 22 years provided consultancy support to schools across the UK. National, local and personal development through education is his passion professionally. Johnny is a member and serving chair of the West Midlands Chairs Learning Set. Johnny is a long serving governor and has held governance roles in 3 Local Authorities. He was a founding Director of a Catholic Multi Academy Company. As well as being a Member and Trustee of St Bart’s, he currently serves as a governor of a primary academy outside the Trust. Johnny is a National Governance Association Award Winner. He is keen to support great community activities and has been involved with many.

Anne-Marie Cheadle

Anne-Marie has spent almost 30 years in education, as a teacher, headteacher and executive headteacher, and a Section 48 inspector for the Catholic Diocese. She left education in 2019 and worked for 5 years for the UK trade team at Merlin Entertainments, where she looked after clients such as Trip Advisor and Virgin Experience Days.  She was a member of the Merlin Internal Intelligence Group,  that focused on accessibility and inclusion for both staff and guests.  One of her other roles within Merlin was as the Trade Ambassador for Merlin’s Magic Wand, the charity arm which supports children who suffer from a life limiting illness.
Anne-Marie also worked for the charity, Family Action, as part of the DFE funded National Schools Breakfast Programme. where she supported schools in running their breakfast club provision, where the aim was to ensure that all hungry children were fed, with no barrier or stigma.
She now spends her time volunteering with the Dougie Mac Hospice in Stoke on Trent, supporting their Wellbeing Outreach Programme.
Despite no longer being in education, Anne-Marie remains passionate about improving outcomes for children.

Andrea Bean

Andrea is Trust Lead for Professional Development at Aldridge Education. Prior to this, she worked for the Teacher Development Trust across a range of areas, including leading on National Professional Qualifications (NPQs), supporting schools and their leaders with professional development, and leading and authoring research into effective professional development. Andrea has spent a significant part of her career in primary school leadership, including as an academy principal, and is also Chair of Governors at a primary school. She holds a master’s in educational leadership as well as her NPQH. Drawing on her experience of school leadership, governance and professional development, Andrea has a strong understanding of school improvement and the conditions that enable schools to succeed. She is passionate about working with leaders and teaching staff to create effective school environments in which both staff and pupils can thrive.

Sarah Cope

Sarah Cope brings extensive experience in education, governance and organisational assurance, underpinned by an early career in corporate banking with NatWest, where she gained the ACIB qualification and the prestigious Frederick Hyde Prize for outstanding examination performance.

After qualifying as a teacher, Sarah held a range of leadership roles across primary education, including Vice Principal, Principal and federation leadership positions. She has significant expertise in school improvement, teaching and learning, early years provision, quality assurance and inspection, including contributing to the successful improvement of schools serving disadvantaged communities.

Since joining the Trust’s central team in 2023, Sarah has provided strategic support across governance, compliance, due diligence, estates, data protection and organisational assurance. In 2024, she became the Trust’s Governance Professional, supporting effective governance at all levels and ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

As a Trust Member, Sarah combines educational leadership, governance expertise and strong compliance knowledge, bringing a valuable perspective on both operational delivery and strategic accountability within a multi-academy trust.

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